The 30-year-old Emil Koverot (on the photo), a hard-rocking teacher from Sweden, was fired before ever setting foot in a classroom due to the lyrics he sings with his band Blodsrit. The guy, known in the local black metal circles under the stage name Yxmarder, had been offered and accepted a position in a high-school […]

A free video download of Fight performing the song “Into the Pit” live in Phoenix, Arizona in August 1993 is now available via the widget below. It can be downloaded for iPod, iPhone, Zune and your computer. Formats include: QuickTime (.mov), MPEG-4 (.mp4), iPod & iPhone (.m4v) and iPhone Cellular (.3gp). The recording comes off […]

MelodicRock.com is hosting the exclusive world premiere of the brand-new Jeff Scott Soto single “Testify” (view cover in the left). To download the track for free, right-click HERE. “Testify” comes off JSS’s upcoming new solo album “Beautiful Mess“.

Slipknot has tapped Colin Richardson, known for his work with a.o. Machine Head, Fear Factory, Napalm Death and many more, to mix its fourth full-length album. Entitled “All Hope Is Gone“, the CD was produced by Dave Fortman (a.o. Evanescence, Mudvayne), and is due on August 26 via Roadrunner Records.

On Friday, June 27, Tangra Mega RockВ shall do the official presentation of “Be Yourself!” – the new super summer metal hit created by the Tangra Mega Mullets. The word goes about a cover version of the above-mentioned classic 80’s Bulgarian hit by the band Tangra… …and who are the Tangra Mega Mullets? Well, this project […]

Check out the Bulgarian version of the website to find out more.

America’s progressive rock icons Kansas did a brilliant sold-out performance last night in Sofia, Bulgaria… Expect a report of what Phil Ehart (drums), Billy Greer (bass, vocals), Rich Williams (guitar), Steve Walsh (vocals, keyboards) and David Ragsdale (violin, guitar, vocals) did in a few hours. Meanwhile, check out the quintet’s Sofia setlist: Magnum Opus Musicatto […]

Kasabian have revealed they’re working on their new, third studio album. According to guitarist Serge Pizzorno, the music in the follow-up to 2006’s “Empire” will be “rooted in techno and dance music, but it’s also influenced by the 60’s. The new stuff is sounding really hypnotic…” Kasabian – “Shoot the Runner” (live)

Manchester’s reunited indie rock masters The Verve debuted a new single from their highly anticipated forthcoming album today, June 23, on BBC Radio 1. The song is called “Love Is Noise” and is now streaming on myspace.com/thevervetv. As for the follow-up to 1997’s “Urban Hymns”, it will be entitled “Four” and is due out on […]

“Believe“, the new single from Staind, is available for streaming at myspace.com/staind. The track, which hits U.S. radio outlets today, June 24, comes off the group’s new album, “The Illusion of Progress“, which is due on August 19 via Atlantic Records.